Gingerbread House

We made a gingerbread house for the first time this year. I think we all had fun decorating it!
I did the icing, Daddy added the candy, and Braden ate the candy. We were a good team!

Merry Christmas!

And a Happy New Year!!!

Another ad for the Red Studio......

Here is a picture of our most recent picture from the Red Studio! They turned out great!
(My picture of the picture could have been a little better though : ))

Little Rock Start

Daddy gave Braden some Guitar Hero lessons today and he loved it! Halfway through Braden announced "I'm a Rock Start"! It was adorable! Then he asked for his microphone and sang along. Too cute if I do say so myself!

Santa

Braden LOVES Santa so we couldn't resist getting some cheesy pictures at the mall! He was thrilled to see him and told him that he wants a Mr. Potato Head (obviously he's been watching too much Toy Story).

Light Up Spring Mill

Our friends Natalie and Barrett celebrate the beginning of the Christmas season every year by decorating their street and seeing Santa (Barrett is Santa). Santa made a dramatic entrance on a fire truck and then all the kids sat on his lap. Braden and Jacob loved it! Graham, Barrett and Natalie's little boy wasn't so sure. Thanks for having us! We had a blast.

Sadly, we don't have any Thanksgiving pics because we forgot our camera that day! : (

Braden The Builder

Rebel For a Cause Giveaway

A blog that I have been following for awhile is doing an awesome giveaway that I wanted to share with everyone. Mycharmingkids.net is collecting money for raffle tickets. Each ticket is $10 and you can buy as many as you want to enter yourself in the drawing. All of the proceeds will benefit three different charities (see below). It is a worthy cause and a great prize if you win! You can donate on the blog, just click on the Rebel For a Cause button the left. Check it out and see all the cool things you can win.....

All proceeds of this Raffle-Way will be donated. Proceeds will go to String of Pearls, a beautiful ministry that offers a nurturing and safe place for families as they navigate the path following a fatal prenatal diagnosis that will result in the death of their baby prior to, or shortly after birth. String of Pearls provides guidance, compassion and practical suggestions as plans to honor the life of pre-born babies are crafted.Proceeds will also go to benefit No Hands But Ours. No Hands But Ours is a China adoption resource site, specific to special needs adoption. It was created to provide information, encouragement and support for families of the children who wait and for those who wait no more. It is their hope that God would use this organization to encourage and equip ordinary people to do an extraordinary thing in the life of a special needs orphan, to give the gift every child needs and deserves...a family.The Elison Project helps to provide grants to families adopting special needs children from China, and collaborates with No Hands But Ours. Proceeds of this Raffle-Way will allow families to make an incredible difference in the life of a child. Your donation will help to bring His children home.If you'd like to be a part of our Rebel Without For A Cause Raffle-Way, jump on in. The winners will randomly drawn (Wait for it...we're even thinking of videotaping the process to prove it was fair and random.) and will be announced within a day or two after the Raffle-Way ends on December 14, 2008. Go win yourself a Rebel! And a whole heckofalotta other goodies! For a cause!